Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

Halfway through her sentence, Xi even let out a burp.

As Nian swayed his drunken head, he kicked Xi away while swinging his foot:

"Big sister is in such a good mood for drinking, how can you, as her younger sister, not keep her company? Go back quickly!"

Xi was thrown off her hand and struggled desperately on the ground:

"I don't want to drink anymore."

"Oh dear, what are you two doing?"

Ling carried a huge wine jar and slowly walked out of the back room, showing no signs of drunkenness: "I didn't force you to drink. You two were just showing off, and now you're acting like a drunkard and it's my fault."

Qi Yan's eyes widened instantly when he saw the three sisters emerge from the back room of his inn. He abruptly stood up and said:

"You went into my inn's wine cellar?"

“They’re all good wines,” Ling nodded.

"Did you pay?" Qi Yan's voice began to tremble.

Ling tilted his head, took another swig of wine, then licked his lips and replied:

"He gave it to us, but not the full amount. Wuyou said we're all friends, so a token amount is enough."

Qi Yan stiffly turned his head to look at Wu You, whose face was full of guilt.

Seeing this, Wu You lowered his head in shame: "I didn't expect this person to be so magnanimous."

"My wine! My money! My inn is going bankrupt!"

Qi Yan burst into tears.

Chapter 873 Qi Xiaobai: I cried really loudly!

The few tea drinkers in the inn were all frightened by Qi Yan's ghostly howl.

Seeing Qi Yan howling so pitifully, they dared not linger and quickly left the inn after dropping off their tea money on the table.

Du Yaoye, who happened to walk in through the inn's main gate, was stunned by this scene.

"No, what's going on?"

Du Yaoye raised her voice to suppress Qi Yan's wolfish howl: "Are you guys adding song and dance performances to the inn? Can't you find a young, pretty girl with a beautiful singing voice?"

"Miss Du, you've come at the perfect time!"

Upon seeing this person, Qi Yan immediately stopped wailing, rushed forward, grabbed Du Yaoye's hand, and shook it repeatedly: "We were all just joking around before. I jokingly got the inn's operating rights, and now I'm willing to return them to you."

Suspicion filled her face:

"You would be so kind?"

"What are you saying?! What kind of talk is that?!" Qi Yan exclaimed angrily. "Do you think I, Qi Xiaobai, am the kind of person who takes advantage of my friends?"

Upon hearing this, Du Yaoye, who had initially only doubted, was now certain.

Her gaze swept around the inn, finally settling on Ling, who was carrying the inn's prized wine, and her two tipsy sisters beside her.

Du Yaoye roughly guessed what had happened and immediately began to make plans in his mind.

Wu stood up, ready to take responsibility for his mistake, but Chen smiled and reached out to press down on his shoulder.

"Alright, I agree. I'll take back this inn." After calculating her options, Du Yaoye readily agreed to Qi Yan's request.

Qi Yan let out a long sigh of relief, patted his chest, and said with satisfaction:

"Great! Luckily, I'm quick-witted and have once again avoided the danger of being in debt."

"that……"

Ling walked up carrying the wine jar and explained, "If I said I was just joking with you, that I never intended to drink these wines for free, and that I have enough money to pay for them, would you beat me up?"

Du Yaoye then said with a smile, "Qi Yan, you haven't seen the inn's ledger, have you? The inn's main revenue doesn't come from alcohol."

Chen immediately seized the opportunity to add insult to injury: "I've actually calculated it for you. Even if Miss Ling doesn't pay for this drink, you can still make up for your losses within two months, and the store's inventory can sustain it for three months if it's self-sufficient."

Qi Yan: ? ? ?

This time, he really burst into tears.

Amidst Qi Yan's sobs, Lao Li couldn't help but sigh:

"I never expected that Lord Qi Yan wouldn't know how to do business. I thought he was a business expert, since he runs a nursing home."

Chen explained with a smile, "He foolishly transferred the nursing home's profits to others. After working so hard for so long, all he has done is keep increasing his debts, and he hasn't earned a single penny."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yan stopped crying and turned her head to argue:

"The nursing home is losing money."

“Yes, but we’ll be back to profitability soon.” Chen said the truth with malice. “If nothing unexpected happens, Froststar will be able to drive the newly acquired mobile plot next year and take Qi Lin to Kjerag to enjoy the snow.”

After a moment, he suddenly walked silently out of the inn.

"Where are you going?" Chen asked.

“Back to Victoria.”

"Not going to Yumen?"

"If I go to Yumen, will you take care of me?"

Qi Yan left a curt remark and strode out of the inn.

Chen smiled but didn't say anything.

Qi Yan walked step by step to the gate, then suddenly stopped and turned back angrily:

"Shouldn't you say something like, 'I'll take care of you,' at a time like this?"

"I don't have the guts of Mudstone."

Chen laughed until his eyes narrowed: "Mudrock worked hard at Rhodes Island, even taking the initiative to work overtime, but the savings he accumulated were not even half of the new debt you owed, let alone enough to pay off his debts."

"No, I wasn't even on Rhodes Island, how could my debt have increased?" Qi Yan was so shocked that he almost stopped breathing.

Chen glanced at Qi Lin, who had remained silent throughout, and asserted firmly:

"It was all Kal'tsit's doing!"

"Even dogs won't go to Yumen, I'm going to Iberia!" Qi Yan turned and ran out.

Ling, carrying the wine jar, watched in surprise as Qi Yan disappeared in a flash:

"He just changed his mind like that? Aren't you going to do anything about it?"

Chen sat back down in his chair, nonchalantly saying, "Don't worry about Qi Yan who ran away; he'll come back on his own."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Qi Yan's dog head poked in from outside the door:

"Is there anyone willing to take me with them? Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll have to travel all the way from Shangshu to Sami by myself."

make:"……"

Du Yaoye pursed her lips, ignored Qi Yan's madness, and walked to the table to sit down.

She saw the candied hawthorns on the plate on the table, picked one up and put it in her mouth, and then her face contorted from the sourness.

“I knew it.” Chen was not surprised at all. “Speaking of which, Miss Du came looking for me again. She probably didn’t expect the inn to return, did she?”

"Hiss, no." Du Yaoye suppressed the twitching of his facial muscles and explained, "I heard that you are also going to Yumen, so I want to travel with you. I don't want to continue to stay in Shangshu. I am preparing to leave my father's protection and make my own way in the world."

"Go to Rhodes Island, the benefits are amazing."

Qi Yan, drawn by the smell, approached and began to take on the responsibilities of the personnel department.

"I'm going to build my own career, not just find another place to work!" Du Yaoye said angrily.

"That's quite ambitious, but this kind of career isn't easy to achieve," Qi Yan reminded him with a smile.

"Thanks for the reminder, but don't worry about it." Du Yaoye retorted sharply, "At least I won't be like some people who voluntarily give up business they've already taken in."

Qi Yan: "..."

He slammed his fist on the table and stood up again: "Let's go, to Yumen."

"Huh? So fast?" Du Yaoye exclaimed in surprise.

Qi Yan turned around and smiled, "Little girl, after leaving your father's side, you'll find that many people and things won't wait for you to be prepared like your father did."

After saying that, he walked out of the inn without waiting for Du Yaoye's reaction.

This time, Qi Lin and Chen took the initiative to get up and follow Qi Yan's footsteps.

Wu You quickly ran ahead of the group: "I'll go arrange the vehicles for the trip."

Ling shook the wine jar, drank the last drop, and beckoned to his two younger sisters:

"Let's go, it's time to see our elder brother."

She then quickened her pace and came to Qi Yan's side, smiling, "Speaking of which, your body looks quite ordinary to me. You must be exhausted from traveling all night. Would you like me to sleep with you?"

Chen and Qi Lin: ?!

"Entering dreams" refers to the ability to enter dreams.

Qi Yan quickly explained to the two girls, then turned to Ling and said, "Next time, you should do it behind someone's back."

"I guess that would be considered being a hooligan," Ling said with a carefree laugh.

"You did it first."

"Alright, I misspoke. I'll try again... Qi Yan, may I invite you to wander together in my dreams, experiencing the beauty and romance of this world?"

"What an elegant way to be a rogue, I've learned something."

"Are you coming or not?"

"I can't ask for it."

Half an hour later, a convoy slowly crawled along the winding mountain road of Shangshu, heading north.

Almost simultaneously, a travel-worn woman burst into Liang Xun's residence.

"Where is Qi Yan? Where is the Grand Tutor? Where has everyone gone?"

Jingzhe, who had rushed from Rhodes Island day and night, stared wide-eyed at the empty Liang residence.

Chapter 874 The Culprit Behind the Increased Debt

Kal'tsit sat in a coffee shop, her pointed green cat ears twitching inexplicably.

For some reason, she suddenly had the feeling that she had done something wrong and been discovered.

"what happened?"

"I wondered," the shapeshifter, disguised as a Liberian man, asked curiously.

"It's nothing, just thinking about some things."

Kal'tsit would never tell the shapeshifter that her usual way of relieving stress was to add two debts to Qi Yan's paycheck.

After careful comparison, she concluded that this method was far more effective than eating Qi Yan's candy.

Moreover, unlike sugar, this method can be reused repeatedly. Sugar will eventually run out, but the debt on Qi Yan's payslip can accumulate indefinitely.

Thinking of this, Kal'tsit casually took out a piece of candy, tore off the wrapper, licked it, and after confirming that it wasn't Frostnova's spicy candy, threw it into the coffee cup in front of her.

Seeing this, the shapeshifter reached out and said, "Give us one too."

"No," Kal'tsit said coldly.

Without giving the shapeshifter a chance to react, Kal'tsit forcibly changed the subject:

"When Mr. Carmen arrives for the appointment, please do not speak carelessly. I will be responsible for communicating with him."

The shapeshifter muttered aggrievedly, "Your words are a bit hurtful. We are not the kind of people who don't know what's important. Princess Theresa arranged for us to come here to protect you from being imprisoned by the Inquisition."

"Tell me, would we really disobey His Highness's orders, secretly release an avatar to gather intelligence in Iberia, and then openly reveal our Rhodes Island identity after being discovered, infuriating the Inquisition?"

Kelsey: “…”

Her green eyes silently watched the shapeshifter, and she began to think about how to escape from the attack by the Inquisition team led by Carmen.